The Anti-Japanese War Relief Sculpture of the Dongjiang Column is located in the Heroic Square Memorial Area of Liuhua Park in Dongcheng Subdistrict. GPS coordinates: 23°05'09.8"N, 113°48'47.9"E, elevation 40 meters. The Dongjiang Column was a Guangdong-based people’s anti-Japanese armed force established under the directive of the CPC Central Committee. During the arduous years of the resistance war in South China…
The former residence of Lai Chengji is located at No. 8, Lane 2, Renfengfang, Xincun Community, Wanjiang Subdistrict, with GPS coordinates: 23°02'12.1"N, 113°41'02.4"E, and an elevation of 5 meters. Lai Chengji was born in 1907 in Xincun Village, Wanjiang. As a child, he attended private school for several years before working at the “Guangchanglong” tinware shop founded by his father in Guancheng...
The Chen Ancestral Hall (South Hall) – Site of the Establishment of the Dongguan Xin Si District United Township Office is located beside Fu East Road in Yuanwu Bian Community, Nancheng Subdistrict, with GPS coordinates: 22°59′35.3″N, 113°42′49.4″E, at an elevation of 28 meters. The Chen Ancestral Hall (South Hall) in Yuanwu Bian was first built during the Ming Dynasty…
The former residence of Junker is located at No. 124, Lujie, Guancheng Subdistrict, with GPS coordinates: 23°03'12.4"N, 113°44'38.5"E, and an elevation of 21 meters. Junker (1925–2001), originally named Xiong Boliè, began working in August 1940 and joined the Communist Party of China the same month. He successively held positions as…
The Dongguan Anti-Japanese Pavilion Monument is located on the ancient city wall at the northern side of Yushan Hill in Dongguan People’s Park, Guancheng District, Dongguan City. In October 1988, the Dongguan Municipal People’s Government built it to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Dongguan Anti-Japanese Model Militia Team. The memorial pavilion features a round hip-and-gable roof covered with glazed tiles, supported by four round pillars, covering an area of approximately 18 square…
The Site of Zhou Enlai’s East Expedition Speech Platform is located in Zhongshan Park, Shilong, Dongguan. A bronze statue of Zhou Enlai stands on the platform, with a stretch of clear water behind it and dozens of stone benches arranged in front. This was where Zhou Enlai delivered his second speech to the people of Shilong in October 1925. The original platform was a temporary structure made of bamboo and wood. Due to multiple demolitions and reconstructions…
The site of the former headquarters of the Dongguan County Committee of the Communist Party of China is located in a single-story house at the home of Yuan Houchang in the southern part of Chalingfang, Wentang Community, Dongcheng District, Dongguan City, covering an area of about 60 square meters. In June 1940, the Dongbao United County Committee of the Communist Party of China was dissolved. A new Dongguan County Committee was formed with Chen Mingyan, Huang Shukai, and Wang Shizhao as committee members. Chen Ming…
The Site of the Second-Line County Party Committee of the CPC in Dongguan is located on Nanyuan Lane, Za’er Village, Wentang Community, Dongcheng Subdistrict. GPS coordinates: 23°02'50.6"N, 113°49'42.6"E, at an elevation of 17 meters. In May 1942, the CPC Guangdong Northern Provincial Committee was dismantled. In response to the changing situation, the Dongguan (Dong)-Bao’an (Bao)…
The site of the CPC Dongguan County Special Commissioner’s Office is located at the home of Yuan Zeguang (a native of Wentang Township who joined the Communist Party of China in February 1938) in Wentang Community, Dongcheng Subdistrict. GPS coordinates: 23°02'59.8"N, 113°49'49.5"E, elevation 34 meters. In April 1943, the CPC…
The former residence of Yuan Zhenying is located at No. 28 Nanbian Road, Chazhong Village, Wentang Community, Dongcheng Subdistrict. GPS coordinates: 23°02'57.3"N, 113°49'53.3"E, elevation 21 meters. Yuan Zhenying (1894–1979), pen name Zhenying, was born here on July 14, 1894. …
The site of the founding of the Dongguan Anti-Japanese Model Militia Unit is located in an open area of the playground next to the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Dongguan People's Park, within the Guancheng District of Dongguan City. On October 12, 1938, Japanese forces landed at Daya Bay in Huizhou, Guangdong Province. When news reached Dongguan, the CPC Dongguan County Committee decided to establish a people’s anti-Japanese armed force to...
The site of the Traffic and Intelligence Station of the Dongguan County Committee of the Communist Party of China is located at No. 12 Kuīyī Street (now No. 23), Guancheng District, Dongguan City, covering an area of approximately 54 square meters. It is a two-courtyard, single-story brick-and-tile house with a gable-and-hip roof. The homeowner, Madam Yin Qisao, had two sons who joined the Dongjiang Column during the War of Resistance against Japan. In the second half of 1940, the Communist Party of China…
One of the sites of Zhou Enlai’s speeches during the Eastern Expedition, the Dongguan Chamber of Commerce Branch, is located at Ruan Yongwei in Guancheng. Built in 1854 (the fourth year of the Xianfeng reign of the Qing Dynasty), it was originally a memorial hall erected by then-county magistrate Hua Tingjie and local gentry to honor 130 village militiamen, including Lu Canqiong, who died fighting against the rebels of the Tiandihui. In 1910 (the second year of the Xuantong reign), Dongguan businessman Ye…
The former residence of Zhang Ru is located at the Lüqǐ Tower of Keyuan Garden in Boxia Community, Guancheng Subdistrict. GPS coordinates: 23°02'40.3"N, 113°44'18.3"E, at an elevation of 4 meters. Keyuan Garden was built by Zhang Jingxiu from Boxia, Dongguan, during the Xianfeng and Tongzhi reigns of the Qing Dynasty. Along with the Qinghui Garden in Shunde, the Liang Garden in Foshan, and the Yuyin Shanfang in Panyu…
The former residence of Lu Huanguang is located at No. 8 Qianxiang Street, Guancheng Subdistrict. The residence consists of a front section and a rear section, with the front serving as a shopfront and the rear as Lu Huanguang’s living quarters. In September 1949, this place became the headquarters of the Guancheng General Branch of the Chinese Communist Party. GPS coordinates: Latitude 23°0301.6, Longitude 113°4436.6, elevation...
The Low Yong Battle Site is located within the campus of Low Yong Middle School in Gaobu Town. GPS coordinates: 23°05'25.9"N, 113°43'16.2"E, elevation 5 meters. On September 19, 1944, Xie Yangguang and He Qing led the Third Long Detachment of the Dongjiang Column into the water town of Low Yong to establish an anti-Japanese guerrilla base...
Dongpu Primary School — Site of the Underground Party Contact Point in the Water Town Region is located in Shangjiangcheng Village, Gaobu Town. GPS coordinates: Latitude 23°04'03.0", Longitude 113°44'20.3", Elevation 3 meters. The predecessor of Dongpu Primary School was the Li Clan Ancestral Hall, originally built during the Shunzhi era of the Qing Dynasty, and rebuilt in the 24th year of the Qianlong reign (1769)…
The Su Clan Ancestral Hall — Site of the Garrison Camp of the Third Long Detachment of the First Brigade of the East River Column is located in the Suwu Villager Group, Diyong Village, Gaobu Town, Dongguan City. GPS coordinates: 23°05'45.4"N, 113°43'19.9"E, elevation: 3 meters. The Su Clan Ancestral Hall was built in 1713 and renovated in 1983. …
The Site of the Former Headquarters of the Dongbao United County Committee of the Communist Party of China is located in Beilian Village Group, Gaobu Village, Gaobu Town. GPS coordinates: 23°05'05.5"N, 113°43'13.2"E, at an elevation of 16 meters. The site was originally a large north-facing courtyard, relatively spacious, surrounded by residential houses…
The Site of the Dongguan County Youth Anti-Enemy Comrades Association is located at the former site of the Dongguan County Museum and Library within Dongguan People’s Park in Guancheng Subdistrict. GPS coordinates: 23°02'29.9"N, 113°45'09.9"E, elevation 24 meters. The Dongguan County Museum and Library was founded by prominent local figure Deng Jiwang and was established in 193…